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Some have theorized about changes in the virus, but preliminary data show no mutations so far.

The Saudi MERS count surged by 37 cases and 6 deaths in 3 days, including 21 new cases in Jeddah's outbreak.

The outbreak in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, had six more cases, and Greece reported a case with a link to Jeddah.

The CDC said flu is still hitting some states hard, but overall the disease continues to decline.

Several key measures of flu activity dropped again last week, but many states still had widespread activity.

Numbers hint that season may have peaked, and obesity is being reported in many hospitalized flu patients.